Kitchen wall quote

[Holohana]

i priced a bathroom yesterday morning they want it started on monday 15mtrs walls and 2 mtrs floor i said i wud ply the floor 33o all in...hasvnt heard back yet..and some of these on here are getting 300 for poxy splashbacks !!! u can do in 5-6 hours wot is going on????

You are joking aint ya? MOre like £4-500 id say!

 

[grumpygrouter]

You are joking aint ya? MOre like £4-500 id say!

I agree!
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i priced a bathroom yesterday morning they want it started on monday 15mtrs walls and 2 mtrs floor i said i wud ply the floor 33o all in...hasvnt heard back yet..and some of these on here are getting 300 for poxy splashbacks !!! u can do in 5-6 hours wot is going on????[/quote]
The poxy splashback you are refering to was 4ms of 100x100 tiles. if you can do that in 5 to 6 hours with all cuts around sockets, kitchen cabinets etc, with grout and Silicon, then you are a superstar and you should be charging a premium price IMO.

To quote £330 for that job above indicates that there is some serious competition in your area. I certainly would not contemplate doing that job for £330 quid....inc materials!!! better off sitting in a Marks and Spencer check out for a week for that money. Much less stress.

 

[aejrd]

You are joking aint ya? MOre like £4-500 id say!

aye a year and a half ago ...not now, too much comp man...its getn ridiculous!
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I agree!
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i priced a bathroom yesterday morning they want it started on monday 15mtrs walls and 2 mtrs floor i said i wud ply the floor 33o all in...hasvnt heard back yet..and some of these on here are getting 300 for poxy splashbacks !!! u can do in 5-6 hours wot is going on????[/quote]
The poxy splashback you are refering to was 4ms of 100x100 tiles. if you can do that in 5 to 6 hours with all cuts around sockets, kitchen cabinets etc, with grout and Silicon, then you are a superstar and you should be charging a premium price IMO.

To quote £330 for that job above indicates that there is some serious competition in your area. I certainly would not contemplate doing that job for £330 quid....inc materials!!! better off sitting in a Marks and Spencer check out for a week for that money. Much less stress.

i never quote 4 materials labour only .then i suggest i can get them an they can pay 4 them wen i arrive coz i like 2 use gear i trust.. its a catch 22 i know wot u mean , but it is only 2 days work i wud probobly make 170 quid a day on it which is still ok .but like i said a year an a half ago i wudda got 450 for the same job.it has to b down to all these courses u see advertised evrywhere..an lets face it evryone of them is gonna get the work from their family and friends to begin with...and thats work i might of had
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aye a year and a half ago ...not now, too much comp man...its getn ridiculous!
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I agree!
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i never quote 4 materials labour only .then i suggest i can get them an they can pay 4 them wen i arrive coz i like 2 use gear i trust.. its a catch 22 i know wot u mean , but it is only 2 days work i wud probobly make 170 quid a day on it which is still ok .but like i said a year an a half ago i wudda got 450 for the same job.it has to b down to all these courses u see advertised evrywhere..an lets face it evryone of them is gonna get the work from their family and friends to begin with...and thats work i might of had

haha av just read the bit about the splashback ...hahahaha!! if u cant yr in the wrong job matey..no offence like but u are joking me arnt u?? wen i was a slave i used 2 hav to do 2 splashbacks a day 5days a week for 600nicker

 

[grumpygrouter]

There are splashbacks that are 3 tiles high running along 1 wall and there are splashbacks that are more involved as I am sure you are aware. To fix over 400 tiles cutting round sockets and wall units, grout and Silicon in 5 to 6 hours, is IMO not feasible.

if you can work that fast and to a standard that is acceptable to a cusomer then you should be charging more money as you will have built a reputaion.

I personally, am only 1 year into the trade and I am not embarrassed to say so. I, personally could not do that particular job in 5 to 6 hours, not would I want to. My work is coming through now via referrals and my customers are happy with what I quote and with the standard of my work.

I am laying a marble floor in a kitchen 2 weeks time. 6.7m2 floor needs prepping and levelling, customer came to me via referral and I will be charging in the region of £850 for the privilege.

Maybe I am in the right job after all. What do you think?

 

[aejrd]

There are splashbacks that are 3 tiles high running along 1 wall and there are splashbacks that are more involved as I am sure you are aware. To fix over 400 tiles cutting round sockets and wall units, grout and Silicon in 5 to 6 hours, is IMO not feasible.

if you can work that fast and to a standard that is acceptable to a cusomer then you should be charging more money as you will have built a reputaion.

I personally, am only 1 year into the trade and I am not embarrassed to say so. I, personally could not do that particular job in 5 to 6 hours, not would I want to. My work is coming through now via referrals and my customers are happy with what I quote and with the standard of my work.

I am laying a marble floor in a kitchen 2 weeks time. 6.7m2 floor needs prepping and levelling, customer came to me via referral and I will be charging in the region of £850 for the privilege.

Maybe I am in the right job after all. What do you think?

thats fantastic 850 for 7 mtrs of tiling!!!!!!!!!!! u must wear a mask do you haha!! am not havin a go at u grumps honestly .. and no am not talking about 3tiles high am talkin about proper kitchens trust me in a couple o years u will b pm ing me saying u can also do them 2 a very highn standard in 5-6hours..wen u hav dun hundreds o the buggers its 2nd nature man!!

 

[grumpygrouter]

Thanks for that. I know speed comes with experience and i am getting quicker. Still think you may be underpricing your self though!

 

[aejrd]

Thanks for that. I know speed comes with experience and i am getting quicker. Still think you may be underpricing your self though!

needs must.. am not happy about it tho!! a mean a quoted 330 for a job a wud of quoted 450 for a year ago ..and they havnt even got back to me on it yet!! so wot do u do??

 

[grumpygrouter]

I can sympathise. My area isn't flush with tilers so idon't have the same problem. If it got to the stage where it became cut-throat and I started to lose trade on price I would consider doing something else. Tiling is hard, physical work and should be adequately remunerated. I am getting to a stage in my life where I don't need the pressure of chasing undervalued work.

Good luck, I hope things pick up for you.

 

[robbo]

I think pricing all depends which part of the country you are in and how many tilers are in that given area. Simple as that.

 

[Saltire69]

Grumps,u looking for a lodger through the week .Don't worry i'll go home at the weekends.Nairn not to far to travel for me.

 

[grumpygrouter]

Fine by me, 'er indoors might have something to say about it though!

 

[enduro]

Well i have all the tiles on the wall today, so tmro just got to go back and grout, and Silicon....They are very impressed with my standard of work, they want me to do a floor for them as well. And they phoned the tile shop up who recommended me and told them, and i got four more jobs to look at for the tile shop today.. I should put my prices up :lol:

 

[robbo]

Well done Enduro.